Liftoff Time |
May 28, 2024 – 22:20 UTC May 28, 2024 – 15:20 PDT |
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Mission Name |
EarthCARE |
Launch Provider
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SpaceX |
Customer
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ESA/JAXA/NICT |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 B1081-7; 51.83-day turnaround |
Launch Location |
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
Payload mass |
2,350 kg (5,200 lb) |
Where did the satellites go? |
Sun-Synchronous Orbit |
Where did the first stage land? |
B1081 successfully completed a landing on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) |
Did they attempt to recover the fairings? |
The fairing halves were recovered by GO Beyond |
This was the |
– 342nd Falcon 9 mission – 271st Falcon 9 flight with a flight-proven booster – 285th reflight of a Falcon booster – 54th reflight of a Falcon booster in 2024 – 314th booster landing – 240th consecutive Falcon booster landing – 57th SpaceX launch of 2024 – 78th SpaceX launch from SLC-4E |
